Edmund de Lacy, 2nd Earl of Lincoln
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Edmund de Lacy (1227 or 1230-1258) was the short-lived 2nd Earl of Lincoln (of the fourth creation)[1], and the 9th Baron of Halton.
He was Constable of Chester and a landholder in northern England, with a strategic manor at Stanbury[2]. He eventually possessed Pontefract Castle as Lord of the Honour of Pontefract, from 1240 on the death of his father John de Lacy, 1st Earl of Lincoln.
He was brought up at the royal court of Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence[3], and made a 'Savoyard' marriage to one of the queen's relations. He married Alasia of Saluzzo (Alice de Saluces), the daughter of Manfred III of Saluzzo and sister to Thomas I of Saluzzo. (Saluzzo is in Piedmont, now part of Italy.) Alasia had been brought to England by Peter II, Count of Savoy, Eleanor’s uncle[4].
Henry de Lacy, 3rd Earl of Lincoln was their son.
| Peerage of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John de Lacy |
Earl of Lincoln 1248[5]–1257 |
Succeeded by Henry de Lacy |
[edit] Notes
- ^ There seems to be some doubt as to whether he assumed the title, since he predeceased his mother Margaret de Quincy, in whom the title was vested; she died in 1278.[1]
- ^ It was important for east-west communication.[2]
- ^ Lords of the Honor of Clitheroe - the De Lacys
- ^ Vol II File 14: The Paternal Ancestry of Homer Beers James
- ^ Edmund was allowed to succeed his father at only eighteen: Nicholas Vincent, 'Lacy, John de, third earl of Lincoln (c.1192–1240)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Oct 2005 (accessed 29 Jan 2008)
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